obituaries

Hazel Smith

Hazel Smith

Oct 4, 2010

Hazel Cagle Smith, 83, of 100 E. 4th St., Denton died Monday, October 4 at Thomasville Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, October 7, at Briggs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel conducted by Rev. Charles Moses and Rev. Claudie Harrison. Interment will follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Smith was born August 18, 1927 in Montgomery...

Fred Skeen

Fred Skeen

Oct 4, 2010

Mr. Fred Skeen, age 94, of Denton died Monday, October 4 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Funeral service for Mr. Skeen will be 11:00 am Friday, October 8 at Lineberry United Methodist Church with Rev. Kelly Creekmur officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at Briggs Funeral...

Edmond Dickerson

Edmond Dickerson

Sep 29, 2010

Mr. Edmond Keith “Ed” “Curly” Dickerson, age 85 of Hwy. 49 South, Denton died Wednesday, September 29 at his residence. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Saturday, October 2 at Briggs Memorial Chapel with Rev. Terri Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Summerville Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Friday at Briggs Funeral...

James Graham

James Graham

Sep 25, 2010

Mr. James Andrew (Jimmy) Graham, Jr. age 28 of Cornerstone Road, Lexington died Saturday, September 25 in Guilford County. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton. A prayer service will be held following the visitation. Mr. Graham was born May 22, 1982 in Wilmington, Delaware to James A Graham Sr....

Kay Shaw

Kay Shaw

Sep 24, 2010

Mrs. Paula “Kay” Voss Shaw. Age 83 of NC Hwy # 49 S., Denton, NC died Friday, September 24 at Randolph Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 12:00 PM Monday, September 27, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Asheboro with Father Christopher Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Denton. Mrs. Shaw...

Ora Grubb

Ora Grubb

Sep 24, 2010

Miss Ora Leona Grubb, 90, of Cid Rd., Lexington passed away peacefully Friday, September 24, 2010 at Hinkle Hospice House. She had been in declining health for several years and critical for 5 days. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, September 28 at Walter’s Grove Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Jeremy Simpson and Rev. Tommy Holder....

Burnice Owen

Burnice Owen

Sep 23, 2010

Mr. Burnice Lindsay Owen, age 85 of Flat Swamp Road, Denton, NC died Thursday, September 23 at High Point Regional Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, September 27 at Summerville Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Tom McLean and Rev. Mike Motley. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 6:00...

Oleene Gallimore Pierce

Oleene Gallimore Pierce

Sep 20, 2010

Mrs. Oleene Gallimore Pierce, age 85, of Crousetown Road, Lexington, the only daughter of the late Seaph Wood Gallimore and Mary Alice Snider Gallimore went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 20, 2010 at Mountain Vista Health Park in Denton. Funeral service for Mrs. Pierce will be 2:00 pm Friday, September 24 at Community Baptist Church in...

Dennis Junior Wood

Dennis Junior Wood

Sep 18, 2010

Dennis Junior Wood, 63, of James Lovette Rd., Denton, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Lexington Memorial Hospital. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 at Southside Baptist Church with Dr. Joey Goodman officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Gardens. Born on May 29, 1947, he was the son of Barney Roscoe and Myrtle Durham...

Carlos Carrillo

Carlos Carrillo

Sep 11, 2010

Carlos Osvaldo Carrillo, 18, of Hidden Valley Ln., Ellerbe died Saturday, September 11, 2010 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. The funeral mass will be held 3:00 PM Tuesday at Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church in Candor with Father Ricardo Sanchez officiating. Interment will follow in Candor Town Cemetery. Mr. Carrillo was born May 14, 1992 in West Covina,...

Joseph Edward Anderson

Joseph Edward Anderson

Sep 3, 2010

Joseph Edward Anderson, 79, of Fox Run Court, Seven Lakes, died Friday, September 03, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. A memorial service will be 11:00 AM Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 at Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church, Candor. A native of Manhattan, New York, Mr. Anderson was born February 10, 1931, the son of Rebecca and...

Pauline Floyd

Pauline Floyd

Sep 1, 2010

Mrs. Pauline Gallimore Floyd age 92 of NC Hwy # 47, Denton, NC died Wednesday, September 1 at her residence. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, September 4 at New Jerusalem United Church of Christ conducted by Rev. Butch Conrad. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00...

William Rickey Hill

William Rickey Hill

Aug 29, 2010

William Rickey Hill, age 54 of Denton died Sunday, August 29 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Memorial service for Mr. Hill will be 7:00 pm Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Briggs Memorial Chapel with Rev. Chris Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 pm, prior to the service, at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton. Mr....

Helen Rogers Wylie

Helen Rogers Wylie

Aug 24, 2010

Mrs. Helen Rogers Wylie, age 59 of 2116 Floyd Church Road, Lexington, NC died Tuesday, August 24. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday at High Rock Baptist Church on Bringle-Ferry Road conducted by Rev. Trevor Foster. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will see friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Saturday at Briggs...

Donna Marie Downing

Donna Marie Downing

Aug 18, 2010

Donna Marie Downing, 85, died Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor. A Rosary Service will be 2:30 PM Saturday at Briggs-Candor Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Downing was born in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Ben and Peg Dawson. She and her family moved from Iowa to Riverside, California. Donna met and married Dominic Luc. She...

Helen Yates

Helen Yates

Aug 12, 2010

Helen Loflin Yates, 87, of W. Noell Ave., Denton died Thursday, August 12, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday at Bethel Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Gerald Ward and Rev. Ron Nichols. Interment will follow at the Denton Town Cemetery. Mrs. Yates was born August 6, 1923 in Randolph County to Julius Laughlin and...

Beatrice "Bea" Lambeth Beane

Beatrice "Bea" Lambeth Beane

Aug 10, 2010

Beatrice “Bea” Lambeth Beane, 94, formerly of Garner Rd., died Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Mountain Vista Health Park. A graveside service will be 11:30 AM Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 at First Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. James Cooper officiating. Born in Davidson County on August 25, 1915, she was the daughter of Walter John and El Dora Byerly Lambeth....

Mary Russell

Mary Russell

Jul 21, 2010

Mrs. Mary Ann Russell, age 73 of Crow Creek Road, Denton, NC died Wednesday, July 21 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 24 at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Joe Conley, Rev. J. Harold Hammond and Rev. Edward Tapper. Burial will follow in the Church...

Von Thomas Garner

Von Thomas Garner

Jul 19, 2010

Von Thomas Garner, age 79 of Ebel Church Rd., Denton died Monday, July 19 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, July 23 at Siloam United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Sandy Young, Rev. Claudie Harrison, and Rev. Jamie Draughn. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Garner was born March...

Betty Floyd Rhodes

Betty Floyd Rhodes

Jul 15, 2010

Mrs. Betty Wall Floyd Rhodes, age 87, of Lexington died Thursday, July 15 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington. Funeral service for Mrs. Rhodes will be 3:00 pm Sunday, July 18 at Floyd Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Dickens officiating. The body will lie in state prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will...

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